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OverviewIrish music enjoyed popularity across Europe and North America in the second half of the twentieth century. Regional circumstances created a unique reception for such music in the English Midlands. This book is a musical ethnography of Birmingham, 1950-2010.Initially establishing geographical and chronological parameters, the book cites Birmingham's location at the hub of a road and communications network as key to the development of Irish music across a series of increasingly visible, public sites: Birmingham's branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann was established in the domestic space of an amateur musician; Birmingham's folk clubs encouraged a blend of Irish music with socialist politics, from which the Dublin singer Luke Kelly honed his trade; Irish solidarity was fostered in Birmingham's churches. Each of these examples begins with a performance at Birmingham Town Hall in order to show how a single venue also provides musical representations that are mutable over time.The culmination is Birmingham's St Patrick's Parade. This, the largest Irish procession outside Dublin and New York, manifests an incoherent blend of sounds. The audio montage, nevertheless, creates a coherent metanarrative: one in which the local community has conquered a number of challenges (most especially that of the IRA bombings of the area) and has moved Irish music from private arenas to the centre of this large civic event. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Angela MoranPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Imprint: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Edition: Unabridged edition Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.20cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9781443840378ISBN 10: 1443840378 Pages: 225 Publication Date: 21 September 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAngela Moran is a fiddle-player and pianist from Birmingham. Her previous publications include work on Irish music and the translation of opera to film. She has recently completed a PhD in Music at the University of Cambridge. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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